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Oblates and other Members of the Mazenodian Family who are not at the Mazenodian Congress will have access to the public lectures at the following dates and times: 1. Tuesday, January 22 at 7:00 PM–Public Lecture with Dr. Tom Bushlack. 2. Wednesday, January 23 from 9:00 am–11:5...

His artwork is admired by people all over the world. But Fr. Clyde Rausch, O.M.I. doesn’t paint icons for personal glory or the admiration of others. Instead, he paints for just one client. “God is my best customer,” said Fr. Clyde. “And I’m not even the painter, that’s ...

On the Path to Sainthood: Servant of God Ovide Charlebois, O.M.I. Servant of God Bishop Ovide Charlebois, a Missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate, is on the path to sainthood. This holy man’s Cause for Beatification on the diocesan level began August 15, 1951. The Cause was then introduce...

As Superior General of the Missionary Oblates, Fr. Louis Lougen, O.M.I. works among the grandeur of Rome. His office is just a few blocks from the Vatican, a long way away from the 18 years he ministered in the favelas (shanty towns) of Brazil. When asked recently if he would rather minist...

For six years Bro. Daniel Bourg, O.M.I. was a member of the U.S. Navy. He spent much of that time aboard the USS Enterprise, working as a steam/propulsion mechanical operator. It was his job to help make the ship go. Today, Bro. Daniel is an Oblate seminarian whose path to the priesthood i...

Father Tony Rendon, O.M.I. was named Pastor at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in the Diocese of Caico in the northeast section of Brazil. The parish is located on the periphery of Caico and the parish territory is vast, about 9,000 square miles with a population of over 300,000 people. There...

When a man decides to become a Missionary Oblate, he must be willing to give up most of his worldly possessions in order to follow his calling. That wasn’t a problem for Bro. Vincent Fernandez Adaikalasamy, O.M.I. When Bro. Vincent left his home in India for the Oblate formation program,...

“I know exactly what death means, and I know that if life flowers from death, I will die every day from dawn to dusk, drawing strength from the Bread who is Victim, that is the Sacrament of Love, of Suffering and from that I will draw the strength to love, to suffer, to do the will of the Father.”

When she was in first grade, Lucia Borzaga would attend Mass presided by her older brother, Mario. Mario was in the fifth grade at the time, and Mass was held under the kitchen table. Mario would use a stool as an altar, and kitchen utensils were his props. Lucia would attend Mass under th...

The Indian Oblate Mission was founded 50 years ago by the then Provincial of Sri Lanka, Fr. Anthony Fernando, O.M.I. The first two pioneer Oblate missionaries, Frs. Emmanuel Mariampillai and Stanislaus Philips, set foot in India on June 29, 1968. They were officially installed in a simple ...

It is already a tradition: Parents present their children to the Lord at the Lourdes Grotto/Tepeyac de San Antonio. On the Sunday closest to February 2nd, parents who come to the Spanish Mass at the Lourdes Grotto/Tepeyac de San Antonio are invited to present their children – from one mo...